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Independent analysis of official mortgage recordsHMDA 2025 · 7,155,718 applications

Lender in North Carolina · HMDA 2025

State Employees' mortgages in North Carolina

State Employees''s 2025 home-purchase and refinance lending in North Carolina, compared with all lenders in the state.

State Employees' originated 11,163 owner-occupied single-family loans in North Carolina from 14,549 completed applications, making it the state's #3 lender by volume.

Its median conventional purchase loan costs were $4,720 versus $4,840 for all North Carolina lenders, at a median 30-year fixed rate of 6.50% (North Carolina: 6.50%).

Loans in NC
11,163
of 14,549 applications
Denial rate
13.6%
Purchase · NC 7.6%
Rate spread
−0.46 pts
Conv. · NC +0.04 pts
Loan amount
$285,000
Purchase · NC $325,000

By loan purpose

PurposeApplicationsLoansDenial rate30-yr rate*Rate spread*Loan costs*Median loan
Home purchase9,4858,03813.6%6.500%−0.46 pts$4,720$285,000
Refinance1,23267744.2%6.000%−0.70 pts$3,690$305,000
Cash-out refinance3,8322,44835.4%6.500%−0.84 pts$3,150$225,000

*Conventional loans only; medians with at least 20 loans.

North Carolina counties where State Employees' ranks in the top 25

Showing the 30 counties where it ranks highest, of 100.

CountyRankLoansMarket share
Johnston County14087.9%
Durham County13527.6%
Alamance County132911.3%
Catawba County12709.5%
Pitt County125111.2%
Orange County123715.8%
Randolph County121111.7%
Burke County120921.1%
Stanly County118916.6%
Caldwell County117116.4%
Wilson County114815.4%
Cleveland County114511.8%
Wilkes County113523.8%
Franklin County11187.5%
Carteret County111610.7%
Chatham County11138.8%
Surry County110815.1%
Nash County11017.3%
Granville County18910.6%
Rutherford County18912.8%
McDowell County18217.9%
Davie County1709.7%
Yadkin County16617.1%
Person County16313.8%
Richmond County16319.4%
Watauga County16216.3%
Dare County15911.2%
Lenoir County15811.5%
Beaufort County15713.2%
Montgomery County15721.2%

Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR. Statistical profile, not a review or offer. Methodology